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Sons of Alpha Centauri to Reissue 2004 Demo This Spring

Posted in Whathaveyou on January 20th, 2021 by JJ Koczan

Ah heck, was 2004 really that long ago? Yes. For those of us of a certain age, some tragic subtraction brings the reminder that we’re now some 17 years removed from way back when, despite, you know, ongoing wars and ecological devastation and all that fun stuff. Anybody want a sub-prime mortgage?

Actually, UK progressive instrumentalists Sons of Alpha Centauri mark their 20th anniversary in 2021, which is even more impressive than their referencing a MiniDisc in the PR below — I loved MiniDiscs; you just knew the format was a bomb but they were so much fun anyway like a ’90s 8-track; I’d pay good money now for Alice in ChainsDirt on MiniDisc just to have it. If you didn’t catch wind of their latest offering — not on MiniDisc — 2019’s Buried Memories (review here) was their most adventurous work to-date, somewhere between an EP and an album with collaborative remixes from Justin K. Broadrick and James Plotkin.

And in addition to this reissue this Spring, they’ll also take part in the new Yawning Sons record, which, not that I’ve heard it yet or anything, is splendid.

There were apparently 13 copies of this demo done by hand. I bet that CD burner went at like 4x max. Ah, technology.

The PR wire brings fodder for nostalgia:

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Sons of Alpha Centauri will release their first Demo back from 2004 on vinyl this spring!

Sons of Alpha Centauri (also known as Demo 2004) is the eponymous demo album by English instrumental rock band Sons of Alpha Centauri.

First published on 11 November 2004, only 13 copies of the album were released in a hand-crafted slipcase. The album’s artwork was designed by Seldon Hunt.

Sons of Alpha Centauri recorded two tracks for the demo in October 2004, stating that they were recorded on 10 microphones and then bounced down to a stereo mix via MiniDisc.

The tracks were recorded at The Yacht Club in Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.

Now, after 17 years, SOAC and H42 Records decided to re-release the demos on vinyl.

Re-mastered by John McBain (Monster Magnet, Hater) and with revised artwork.

https://www.facebook.com/sonsofalphacentauri
https://sonsofalphacentauri.bandcamp.com/
http://www.sonsofalphacentauri.co.uk/
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https://www.h42records.com

Sons of Alpha Centauri, Buried Memories (2019)

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